Chapter 7, The Lost History

Xue Bingxuan, seated upright behind the jade table, appeared calm and composed. With her red lips slightly parted, she began to narrate the origins and foundations of various major forces in this time and space.

Xue Bingxuan explained that numerous ancient powers vied to take action, unleashing various world-destroying divine abilities, forbidden treasures, and horrifying dark arts and curses in succession, which shattered the vast and boundless heavens and earth, causing the sun to fall and stars to collapse, severing the flow of spiritual energy, and bringing the entire temporal and spatial universe to the brink of destruction.

Xue Bingxuan sighed, "The spiritual energy there is chaotic and violent, the geomagnetic feng shui is complex and ever-changing, and ordinary beings simply cannot endure it. Even the demon and monster races, which are naturally endowed with a strong ability to adapt to harsh environments, find it difficult to withstand. Moreover, there are no resources available for utilization, so it can only remain empty there"

Qin Muling asked in surprise: "Why is it like this?"

These mortal realms are naturally sheltered under the wings of the Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace. The sect provides them with security, and in return, they are obedient to the sect, annually offering a vast amount of resources and responsible for selecting exceptionally talented individuals to be sent to the sect.

Following the Super Daoist Tradition, there are various formidable figures of the present age, including renowned immortals, great masters of the magical path, eminent monks of the Buddhist sect, and the sovereigns of demons and ghosts, all of whom are ruthless characters forged in the crucible of blood and death. It is said that within certain sufficiently ancient forces, there still lie ancient monsters and living fossils from the primordial era, which may awaken at any moment to stir up the winds and clouds.

Vast and varied landmasses, differing in size and distance, filled the view; they were not stationary, but rather moved slowly and ceaselessly through the void, following mysterious trajectories.

The protective array of the mountain shimmered with faint hues of dawn, faithfully safeguarding the sect's security. The hundreds of peaks lay in silence, occasionally pierced by the swift passage of several streaks of light, which were the inner disciples on night watch.

Outside the protective mountain formation, there exists a vast area approximately 10,000 miles wide, nourished by the overflow of spiritual energy from the earth's veins. This has given rise to extensive oases, plains, lakes, and rivers, which in turn sustain a large population of mortals. Numerous cities and towns are situated within this region, belonging to six mortal empires, as well as certain independent city-states and merchant organizations.

At the end of her vision, Qin Muling saw three dazzling suns. All the void and the *map* of the land masses in this expanse of space, as well as the countless beings on those land masses, depended on their light and warmth for survival

In addition to the Daoist and Buddhist sects, which are fundamentally supported by the billions of human citizens, the foreign forces in this space-time are equally formidable. The demon race, the devil race, the witch race, the ghost race, the sea race, as well as certain peculiar beings, and the descendants of ancient divine beasts, each form their own factions, claiming dominion over territories in the vast and boundless depths of the starry sky.

This is the position we are currently in

The royal families of these nations, as well as the high-ranking officials of the court, have intricate connections with the Yunmeng Heavenly Palace. Many important figures' female relatives were once miscellaneous disciples or outer disciples within the sect. If they did not have the opportunity to advance further, they would return to the secular world after serving a certain term and continue to enjoy the wealth of the mortal realm

The Nine Spirit Yuanqing Sect, the Robbery Fate Palace, the Biluoshen Cult, the Haoyue Sword Sect, the Xuanzhi Star Palace... all of these belong to the superpowers within the Daoist sects, also referred to as supreme-level forces, which are what ordinary cultivators refer to as the authentic path of immortality. Naturally, they are at odds with the forces associated with demons and monsters.

Remarkable figures, suppressing the fortunes of the Qi Yun clan, precious treasures that can bring the dead back to life and alter fate, mysterious hidden ancient clans, ancient void caves, the legacies of supreme beings from antiquity, the vast and unimaginable expanse of the starry sky beyond the heavens; if one were to elaborate in detail, perhaps three days and three nights would not suffice to convey it all

Xue Bingxuan gently tapped on one of the void land masses, magnifying its image. Thus, Qin Muling saw a gray-black land mass spanning over 100,000 square miles. In its southwestern region, there was a light blue formation resembling glass, covering thousands of miles, within which were over a hundred mountains of varying sizes, picturesque and brimming with spiritual energy. Numerous exquisitely crafted pavilions, palaces, and temples were distributed among the peaks in an orderly manner.

The night is as tranquil as water

Due to the excessively exaggerated number of ordinary beings, suitable talents for cultivation naturally emerge in an endless stream, providing a continuous influx of fresh blood for those human clans, which in turn enhances their strength and influence, gradually forming a strategic advantage over those alien forces

The trajectories of many void land masses are unstable, fluctuating in speed, and they occasionally suffer impacts from other void land masses. As a result, their surfaces are essentially lifeless, lacking even a stable atmospheric protective layer, and they do not sense any signs of life

In this quiet hour of the night, the elder disciples, having nothing to do, are mostly engaged in their cultivation, while the maidservants and female servants without any cultivation have mostly fallen asleep

These places ... ... belong to the abandoned dead zone

It is all due to the great calamity of ancient times

Therefore, Xue Bingxuan did not waste much effort on this matter, only discussing it in general terms, with the focus being on the content related to the Yunmeng Heavenly Palace

At this moment, Fengge Peak appears to be as usual on the surface, but in reality, all the protective formations have been activated. The official reason given is that the senior sister is in seclusion for cultivation and should not be disturbed

The edges of most land masses are fragmented and uneven, appearing not to have formed through natural evolution, but rather resembling the result of being forcefully torn apart and shattered by some terrifying great power

Regarding the population size of intelligent beings, humanity is undoubtedly the dominant species. The sheer number of humans is so staggering that it is less than one ten-millionth of the total population of all other intelligent species combined

Certainly, if one is fortunate enough to become an inner or even core disciple, their fate will undergo a fundamental transformation, and there will be no need to return to the mortal realm.

She cast a spell towards the golden gourd on the table, causing it to tremble slightly. After a few breaths, the gourd emitted a soft, radiant glow from its mouth, which gradually spread in mid-air, transforming into a highly detailed projection of magical energy.

In the vast and boundless starry sky, the exact number of these variously shaped floating land masses is difficult to ascertain, even for the most knowledgeable and erudite beings.

However, when it comes to the strength of individual power, the human race is undoubtedly at the bottom. Any low-level demon or an untransformed minor spirit can pose a lethal threat to mortals. Unless one has obtained a cultivation method and embarked on the path of cultivation, it is impossible to contend with them

Moreover, the images in this optical mirror are three-dimensional. Qin Muling can observe from different angles and fully see the corresponding changes in the scenes

Qin Muling's gaze swept across the eastern half of the void land, which was a stretch of gray-black earth. Although there were mountains and hills, lakes and rivers, not a trace of life could be seen. Not to mention the human race, even a blade of grass or a small insect was nowhere to be found; the area spanning tens of thousands of miles was utterly silent.

Hmm? What is going on in this area? Is it all considered a no-man's land?